Grade 7 is a very exciting year. The students have reached the end of their elementary years and they are the student leaders of the school. There are many responsibilities and expectations that come with being in Grade 7. During the Grade 7 year the students participate in some very exciting field trips including Outdoor Education at Loon Lake. We will also be helping to prepare students with their transition from elementary school to high school as this is a huge step in their lives. Throughout their grade 7 year students will be preparing to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. Through this faith journey they will learn about the Holy Spirit’s role in their lives. Students will also be asked to complete mass journals and service hours as a requirement of the Confirmation program. French is the language of instruction for approximately 80% of the school day.

Religion:

The Profession of Faith:

Explain the eight beliefs of a Catholic using the Apostles’ Creed and compare them to the Nicene Creed

Examine how Jesus’ Passion, Death and Resurrection are the foundations of the Christian faith

Examine Pentecost as a pivotal event in the establishment of the Catholic Church

Identify the characteristics that make Mary a model for modern day discipleship

Compare and contrast the Christian way of life in the early Church with the Church of today

Formulate a personal profession of faith

Describe sacraments as sacred encounters with Christ with helps them live the Catholic faith

Recognize the Church as an institution and the Pope as the Vicar of Christ

Celebration of the Christian Mystery:

Participate in the preparation for and celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation

Identify the sacramental, symbols and rituals of Confirmation

Reflect on their experiences of sacramental, symbols and rituals in their preparation for and the reception of Confirmation

Explain the rationale for regularly receiving the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist

Reflect on the connection between the First Reading and the Sunday Gospel and how it applies to their daily lives

Compose intentions for class prayer and/or Mass

Life in Christ:

Identify the missionary nature of the early Church as it proclaimed the Good news and apply it to contemporary life

Examine how the saints lives their Baptismal call as Beatitude people

Explore the role of compassion and forgiveness in daily living as exemplified by the Beatitudes

Analyze situations in the world that demonstrate the consequences of ignoring the common good in relation to the Cardinal Virtues

Provide examples of Gifts of the Holy Spirit in their own lives

Reflect on won gifts and talents and those of their peers and explain how they are important in building God’s Kingdom

Identify situations of discrimination and provide a Christian response

Participate, through service opportunities, in the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy as a response to the Gospel Call

Explain the role of chastity in all Christian vocation and in their own lives

Identify organization that protect and promote the Dignity of Human Life

Christian Prayer:

Demonstrate an understanding of the role of the Scripture and prayer in daily life

Lead class prayer

Meditate in prayerful silence

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the following prayers: Apostles’ Creed, Nicene Creed, Prayer for Reverence for Life, Prayer for Vocations, Rosary, Prayer to the Holy Spirit

French Language Arts:

Expressing our thoughts enables us to situate ourselves in relation to our own and others’ cultures

Considering the feelings evoked by a message and its unspoken elements allows us to construct the meaning of a message

The themes of a narrative emerge from the situations characters experience and the way they respond to those situations

The form of a text plays as important a role as its content in conveying a message and creating a desired effect

English Language Arts:

Oral Language:

Negotiating to achieve consensus

Analysing and evaluating ideas

Analysing perspectives and considering alternatives

Incorporating nonverbal elements

Using techniques and aids to facilitate audience understanding

Reading and Viewing:

Reflecting on and responding to texts

Analysing, comparing, and synthesizing ideas in texts

Acknowledging and evaluating ideas and alternative viewpoints in texts

Constructing and confirming meaning of texts, using types and features

Writing and Representing:

Writing a variety of well-developed texts

Writing to compare, analyse, generalize, and speculate

Developing and applying criteria to improve writing

Enhancing meaning and artistry in writing, using features and conventions of language

Social Studies:

Geographic conditions shaped the emergence of civilizations

Religious and cultural practices that emerged during this period have endured and continue to influence people

Increasingly complex societies required ne systems of laws and government

Economic specialization and trade networks can lead to conflict and co-operation between societies

Science:

Evolution by natural selection provides and explanation for the diversity and survival of living things

Elements consist of one type of atom, and compounds consist of atoms of different elements chemically combined

The electromagnetic force produces both electricity and magnetism

Earth and its climate have changed over geological time

Math:

Mixed numbers and decimals represent quantities that can be decomposed into parts and wholes

Computational fluency and flexibility with numbers extend to operations with whole numbers and decimals

Linear relations can be identified and represented using expressions with variables and line graphs and can be used to form generalizations

Properties of objects and shapes can be described, measured, and compared using volume, area, perimeter, and angles

Data from the results of an experiment can be used to predict the theoretical probability of an event and to compare and interpret